Maria Helena Brenner Kelly (PLD Member) If you are lost amid tons of paper dictionaries, I hope you didn’t miss the presentation at ATA’s 55th Annual Conference by PLD member Thaïs Lips, “Fahrenheit 451? You Don’t Have To Burn Your Dictionaries… Learn To Research in a … [Read more...] about If You Are Drowning in Paper Dictionaries…
Events
Footie lingo: the language of soccer in Portuguese and English
Jayme Costa-Pinto has shared the slides and other reference material he used for the session he presented last month at the ATA Conference: “Footie lingo: the language of soccer in Portuguese and English.” Abstract: From its humble—and bloody—beginnings in England, … [Read more...] about Footie lingo: the language of soccer in Portuguese and English
Contract terminology and concepts
PLD members Marsel de Souza and Naomi Sutcliffe de Moraes presented a session at the latest ATA Conference: “Contract terminology and concepts (English to/from Portuguese)”. They’ve kindly shared their slides with all of us. Abstract: Working through original contract … [Read more...] about Contract terminology and concepts
Improve your Brazilian Portuguese and your translations
PLD member Cláudia Mello Belhassof has kindly shared the slides she prepared for her session, “Improve your Brazilian Portuguese and your translations,” presented at the latest ATA Conference, in Chicago. Abstract: Brazilian Portuguese contains some subtle differences that … [Read more...] about Improve your Brazilian Portuguese and your translations
Meet Angela Levy – PLD Distinguished Speaker 2014
– Elenice Barbosa de Araújo (PLD Leadership Council member) – Angela Levy at the PLD Annual Party in Chicago Angela Levy is widely known as Brazil’s interpreting pioneer. The daughter of a journalist and chief editor, she’s a self-taught English speaker, translator, … [Read more...] about Meet Angela Levy – PLD Distinguished Speaker 2014